Death Throes of the Republican Party

An Open Letter to Susan Hutchison

I think your note shows a fundamental fallacy you hold with regards to how government works. A fallacy that is rather surprising (and disturbing) coming from a Republican in a position of leadership. I’ll put it plainly. Government is incapable of creating a single job. That is not a matter of opinion, but of fact. I would suggest that you read Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson if you’re interested in learning in more detail why that is the case. Government jobs are funded by legal plunder (with a nod to Bastiat’s The Law) of the productive sector. Any job that government “creates” represents at least one (and often more) eliminated among the private sector by virtue of the taxes collected to create said “job.” Frequently the time scale hides this reality, as the jobs eliminated exist in the future, while the job “created” exists in the present. This bill will not create a single job, in spite of promises to the contrary.

Susan Hutchison

Finally, I thought the Republican Party was devoted to “minimizing business and personal taxes” (Section 3 of the WSRP Platform). Based on your message, it seems that isn’t actually the case. The Republican Party will continue to be less and less relevant, and eventually cease to exist, if we can’t find the collective courage to stop compromising, and actually stand on the principles we say we believe in. I’d like to see the Republican Party actually be a force to reduce the size of government, not slow the growth of government and slow the increase in taxes. Till I see that, the WSRP won’t be getting a penny of my money. I’ll ONLY donate to Republican candidates that I know stand on principle and are unwilling to compromise those principles. I suspect many people feel the same way. The Republican base is done with compromising, “Democrat Light”, big-government, tax-increasing, liberty-destroying “Republican” legislators. You pursue that path and you risk the long term survival of the Party.

Sincerely,

A Republican left by the Republican Party (and former Republican Candidate),

Sam Wilson is a Washington engineer with a degree in aerospace engineering and an interest in invention, politics, and economics. A student of the Constitution, Sam was a candidate for State Representative in the 38th Legislative District in 2012, a predominately Democrat district, where he won 40% of the votes cast. Since then, Sam has been a visible and articulate leader of the State of Washington “We Stand” and “We Will Not Comply” movements. Sam is the media contact for Liberty for All.

I might add here that Sam’s foot-noted 40% election results on his Rep bid were achieved on his *first* attempt at public office with literally less money that would fit in a small wallet — in a campaign against a long-time incumbent D.

Thank You Sam, that was keeping them all in the 10 ring. I have expressed the same sentiment , you do it without my penchant for profanity. As Bobby Jindal recently stated, “we don’t need 2 democrat parties.” For a long time my standards for a candidate begin with an NRA/GOA rating.

Thank you. We must look at the voting records on key issue before we cast our votes. The days of party affiliation being a good indicator of their philosophy of government are gone. For the national rep’s the voter index by JBS every 6 months for decades is fast and informative. http://www.thenewamerican.com/freedomindex/

Party allegiance weakened Constitution allegiance. We owe no loyalty to any political party, only support those who support the constitution. I’m supporting the Constitution Party. I got that sustainable membership letter from Susan Hutchinson and wrote her a letter denying any future association with them. I was then sent a membership card with a plea for cash to get it “activated.” no thanks.